And he rebuilt the city

and settled in it.

       Joshua 19. 50

(Even the Promised Land

was once a

place of brokenness,

struggle, and disorder.

What has God given,

where has God

         placed me today

to rebuild and restore

for Him to redeem?

God calls us to settle,

no matter a few minutes

           or a lifetime,

to bring His name there.

Make it feel like home,

smell like home,

welcome mat out front,

and peace at the table.)

O LORD,

We are so surrounded

by disorder and chaos,

struggles all around

         and within.

Please bring Your peace

to this place,

to this situation,

to our hearts,

  which are ground zero.

Please show us

not just what to do

   and how to do it

but how to be

        as Yours,

bringing Your name,

Your unexplainable peace,

and Your glory here.